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What was the point of this to anyone who does not already know this person? I thought the internal memo was going to just be the background to set up the actua

What was the point of this to anyone who does not already know this person? I thought the internal memo was going to just be the background to set up the actual point which would be something they learned or something. Actually at first I thought it was going to be about Stripe's culture but there was really nothing too exceptionally bad, just ordinary bog standard work in a too-big company issues. The standout most offensive thing Stripe did to them was something they actually liked. So, fine, it won't be about how good or bad Stripe is, just about some process they went through and it starts with "I'm not feeling much purpose to my life and I'm not sure why not, but work as a developer in a generic bog standard tech company is not providing it." Ok, got it. Setup established. Ready for the point now. But then that's it. 'No "and then"'. Ok like, so what? The mere fact of deciding to quit a tech job for the vague reason of non-specific dissatisfaction is relevant to this person's direct close friends & family, barely relevant to anyone else at their company, and not relevant at all to anyone else.

mistrial9 2y ago
you are provided with an up-close and detailed story of a person under pressure at a high-pressure company, and the ending is not a good ending for the high skill person. Since there is no conclusion drawn "for you" you must do the work of active imagination and decide for yourself, why "so what." At a minimum, some empathy for the person writing to start with.. being nauseous or in a cold sweat over work situations, interviews, the expectations of a spouse over stable income.. lots of reasons.. This person is being a lot more than ten percent vulnerable in writing this.. they say right away they were torn over writing it in public.
- Brian_K_White 2y ago
  Posing a problem is not a story or a point. All this is the posing of a problem, or the reciting of a sequence of mere events. "I tried to go to work today, but there was too much snow in the driveway."

mistrial9 2y ago

you are provided with an up-close and detailed story of a person under pressure at a high-pressure company, and the ending is not a good ending for the high skill person. Since there is no conclusion drawn "for you" you must do the work of active imagination and decide for yourself, why "so what." At a minimum, some empathy for the person writing to start with.. being nauseous or in a cold sweat over work situations, interviews, the expectations of a spouse over stable income.. lots of reasons.. This person is being a lot more than ten percent vulnerable in writing this.. they say right away they were torn over writing it in public.

Brian_K_White 2y ago
Posing a problem is not a story or a point. All this is the posing of a problem, or the reciting of a sequence of mere events. "I tried to go to work today, but there was too much snow in the driveway."